Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Kalaupapa, HI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Kalaupapa who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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